THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH INC (EIN 58-0619035)
Tax period: 2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed: 2023-03-02
IRS object ID: 202320619349300422
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-03-02T11:32:25-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	581971594	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CANADY RICHBOURG & ASSOCIATES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5302 FREDERICK ST STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAVANNAH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31405	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	580619035	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	SAVANNAH	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HUMA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9123549515	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7215 SALLIE MOOD DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAVANNAH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31406	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SEAN GRIFFIN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9123549515	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-02-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	SEAN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GRIFFIN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHAEL A CANADY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00913262	PTIN
Phone	9123542910	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-02-20	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SEAN GRIFFIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7215 SALLIE MOOD DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAVANNAH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31406	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,289,057	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HUMANESOCIETYSAV.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NOT- FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND THEIR OWNERS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A SAFETY NET FOR PET OWNERS BY ACCEPTING PETS, VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS, WHO FOR VARIOUS REASONS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRANSFERS UNCLAIMED, ADOPTABLE ANIMALS FROM SAVANNAH CHATHAM ANIMAL CONTROL. THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS EMBODIED IN ITS MISSION STATEMENT. "THE MISSION OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH IS TO BETTER THE LIVES OF PETS AND PEOPLE. THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS, VALUES AND PROMOTES THE WAYS IN WHICH PETS ENRICH OUR LIVES." THE PRINCIPAL SERVICES THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOR PETS SURRENDERED TO ITS CARE INCLUDE: SHELTERING, FEEDING; TREATMENT; PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE, E.G. HEALTH EVALUATIONS AND VACCINATIONS, INCLUDING RABIES; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; EXERCISE AND SOCIALIZATIO	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	62	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	607	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$806,716	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,175,307	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,031,222	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$985,004	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$614,269	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,983	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$84,748	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$88,458	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,308,417	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,252,752	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$863,352	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,074,829	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$26,207	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$708,151	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$862,448	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,571,503	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,937,277	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$263,086	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$315,475	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,993,492	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,313,200	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$73,957	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$94,510	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,919,535	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,218,690	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NOT- FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND THEIR OWNERS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A SAFETY NET FOR PET OWNERS BY ACCEPTING PETS, VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS, WHO FOR VARIOUS REASONS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRANSFERS UNCLAIMED, ADOPTABLE ANIMALS FROM SAVANNAH CHATHAM ANIMAL CONTROL. THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS EMBODIED IN ITS MISSION STATEMENT. "THE MISSION OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH IS TO BETTER THE LIVES OF PETS AND PEOPLE. THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS, VALUES AND PROMOTES THE WAYS IN WHICH PETS ENRICH OUR LIVES." THE PRINCIPAL SERVICES THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOR PETS SURRENDERED TO ITS CARE INCLUDE: SHELTERING, FEEDING; TREATMENT; PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE, E.G. HEALTH EVALUATIONS AND VACCINATIONS, INCLUDING RABIES; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; EXERCISE AND SOCIALIZATIO	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,751,542	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE ADOPTION CENTER FOUND HOMES FOR 2,408 ANIMALS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE NUMBER OF ADOPTED INCLUDES ANIMALS THAT WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER SHELTERS AND BREED RESCUE GROUPS. THE ADOPTION CENTER ACHIEVED A 98.93% SAVE RATE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PET FIX SAVANNAH PERFORMED 8,546 LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. OUT OF THESE SURGERIES, 2,170 OF THEM WERE COMMUNITY CATS. IN ADDITION TO SURGERIES, 18,796 VACCINATIONS AND PREVENTATIVES WERE ADMINISTERED AT THE CLINIC TO NON-HSGS PETS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE HUMANE SOCIETY BY WALKING DOGS, WORKING AT EVENTS, TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS (POSTED ON WEBSITE) OF PETS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION; ATTENDING ADOPTION "BOOTHS" AT PET-FRIENDLY RETAILERS, ETC. SCHOOL GROUPS REGULARLY TOUR THE SHELTER AND LEARN ABOUT THE ROLE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AS WELL AS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF PETS. THE HUMANE SOCIETY ALSO WORKS WITH STUDENTS WHOSE SCHOOLS REQUIRE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AND VOLUNTEERING. THE HSGS PET FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTED OVER 124,000 POUNDS OF DRY DOG AND CAT FOOD TO LOCAL PETS AND RESCUE GROUPS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SHELTER PERSONNEL MADE WEEKLY TELEVISION APPEARANCES PROVIDING PET OWNERSHIP AND ADOPTION ADVICE. VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTED THE SHELTER WITH PETS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION AT LOCAL RETAIL STORES, SCHOOLS, AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,751,542	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	62	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SEAN GRIFFIN	PersonNm
Phone	9123549515	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7215 SALLIE MOOD DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAVANNAH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31406	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
SEAN GRIFFIN
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	Yes (X)	$118,654	$0	$6,551
CAL CHANCY
VICE PRESIDE	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LIZ ELY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR ERIKA FINCH
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAZZKIA JONES
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PATRICK LEMASTER
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BRAD LUCAS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DOLL MILLER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CLIFF MURSE
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHELSEA REEVES
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LEA STEVENS
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MATTHEW TOLER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$118,654	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$6,551	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Related Organizations	$192,950	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$982,357	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$127,135	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,175,307	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
VET SERVICE AND MICROCHIPPING	$764,398	$764,398
ADOPTIONS	$198,076	$198,076
SURRENDER FEES	$22,530	$22,530

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$985,004	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,983	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,983	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$99,141	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$36,305	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$62,836	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$62,836	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$10,453	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,453	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,453	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$15,169	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,169	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$15,169	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,252,752	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,000,173	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$77,272	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,082	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,521	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$836,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$827,604	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,062	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$769	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,234	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,295	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$950	TotalAmt
Management And General	$950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,696	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$895	TotalAmt
Management And General	$895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,108	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$975	TotalAmt
Program Services	$975	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,145	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$892	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,703	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,777	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,926	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,053	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,546	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,546	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,039	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,035	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,737	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$627	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
VET/OTHER PET FIX COSTS	$359,465	$359,465
PET FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM	$55,636	$55,636
PET FOOD	$49,345	$49,345
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$38,524	$34,672	$3,852

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,133	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,458	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,041	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,937,277	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,751,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$159,528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,207	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,746	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$723,735	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,047,214	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,953	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,173	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,215,677	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,143,442	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,138,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,072,235	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,899	BOYAmt
EOY	$147,631	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$201	BOYAmt
EOY	$201	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,993,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,313,200	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,167	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,343	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$94,510	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,918,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,157,641	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,049	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,919,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,218,690	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,993,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,313,200	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$315,475	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$16,320	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$566,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,466,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$666,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$806,716	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,175,307	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,681,852	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$566,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,466,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$666,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$806,716	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,175,307	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,681,852	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$497,656	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,184,196	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,116	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,929	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,983	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,813	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$101,210	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$176,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,680	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$87,319	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$109,594	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$518,336	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,232,001	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$4,199,308	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79970	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.87790	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 10	408,742
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	THE OTHER INCOME TOTAL AMOUNT INCLUDES INCOME FROM SPECIAL EVENTS AND PET SUPPLY SALES FROM THE CURRENT AND PRIOR 4 YEARS.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$8,143	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,100	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$9,243	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$7,043	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,100	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$8,143	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,943	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,100	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$7,043	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,843	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,100	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$5,943	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,643	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,200	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$4,843	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,792,740	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$840,953	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$951,787	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$422,937	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$302,489	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$120,448	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,072,235	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,236,432	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$16,320	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$16,320	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,252,752	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,252,752	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,937,277	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,937,277	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,937,277	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SPECIAL EVENTS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$99,141	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$99,141	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$36,305	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$99,141	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$99,141	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$36,305	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$36,305	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$62,836	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$28,501	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$98,634	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NOT- FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND THEIR OWNERS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A SAFETY NET FOR PET OWNERS BY ACCEPTING PETS, VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS, WHO FOR VARIOUS REASONS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRANSFERS UNCLAIMED, ADOPTABLE ANIMALS FROM SAVANNAH CHATHAM ANIMAL CONTROL. THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS EMBODIED IN ITS MISSION STATEMENT. "THE MISSION OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH IS TO BETTER THE LIVES OF PETS AND PEOPLE. THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS, VALUES AND PROMOTES THE WAYS IN WHICH PETS ENRICH OUR LIVES." THE PRINCIPAL SERVICES THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOR PETS SURRENDERED TO ITS CARE INCLUDE: SHELTERING, FEEDING; TREATMENT; PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE, E.G. HEALTH EVALUATIONS AND VACCINATIONS, INCLUDING RABIES; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; EXERCISE AND SOCIALIZATION; STERILIZATION; AND RE-HOMING WITH ADOPTION COUNSELING. ALL ADOPTIONS INCLUDE ON-GOING SUPPORT AND FOLLOW- UP. FREE TRAINING CLASSES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL DOG ADOPTERS AND THEIR DOGS. SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDE: LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY AS WELL AS VACCINE AND MICROCHIPPING CLINICS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS AND WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; I.E. ASHVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY AND HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH COAST GEORGIA. IMPORTANTLY, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE ANIMAL WELFARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF MORE THAN 400 ADOPTABLE ANIMALS FROM SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL EACH YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION IS INVOLVED IN ISSUES OF COMPANION ANIMAL ADVOCACY. IT ALSO PROVIDES ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (CEMA) ON TOPICS PERTAINING TO PET MANAGEMENT IN DISASTERS INCLUDING HURRICANE EVACUATION. IN EARLY 2016, PET FIX SAVANNAH WAS OPENED. THIS IS A CLINIC LOCATED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S CAMPUS THAT OFFERS LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTERING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC. THE CLINIC PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS MICROCHIPPING, RABIES SHOTS, AND HEARTWORM TESTING. THE CLINIC IS OPEN FOUR DAYS PER WEEK. OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS (14 YEARS AND OLDER) SUPPORT THE HUMANE SOCIETY WITH SHELTER ACTIVITIES LIKE DOG WALKING, CAT SOCIALIZATION AND DOG ENRICHMENT, AS WELL AS AT SPECIAL EVENTS. IN AUGUST, 2014, THE ORGANIZATION INTRODUCED NUZZLE BUDDIES, A "READING OUT LOUD" TO PETS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 7 TO 13 YEARS OLD THAT HAS ACHIEVED IMMEDIATE SUCCESS. THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED THROUGH GIFTS AND BEQUESTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, FUNDRAISING, SPECIAL EVENTS, GRANTS AND AWARDS, SALES OF PETS ACCESSORIES (COLLARS, LEASHES, AND TOYS), CONTRIBUTIONS FROM "HSSC THRIFT SHOP, INC.", AS WELL AS PROGRAM FEES (SURRENDERS, ADOPTIONS,SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, MICROCHIPPING AND VACCINATIONS). THE ORGANIZATION IS INDEPENDENT AND UNAFFILIATED WITH ANY NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION, E.G. THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	SHELTER PERSONNEL MADE WEEKLY TELEVISION APPEARANCES PROVIDING PET OWNERSHIP AND ADOPTION ADVICE. VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTED THE SHELTER WITH PETS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION AT LOCAL RETAIL STORES, SCHOOLS, AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW. THE RETURN IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	EACH YEAR THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENTED WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THEY EACH REVIEW IT AND SIGN IT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE TOP OFFICIAL. ITS PROCESS INCORPORATES INFORMATION FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND FUNCTIONALITY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, IN PERSON, AT THE SOCIETY'S OFFICES FOR REVIEW ON THE PREMISES.